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Newspaper

Boston Post

Location

Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America

Date

Feb 04, 1908

Page

3

Dudley Rejects Irish Coercion Policy in Lords Speech

The Earl of Dudley, a Conservative ex lieutenant in 1902 05, dissociated from coercion in Ireland upsetting Unionist benches. He urged conciliatory measures and swift remedy of grievances as the only path to true union. In Commons Augustine Birrell refused to activate the crimes act.

London Earl of Dudley Mr. Balfour House ‘of Lords Ireland England House of Commons Augustine. Birrell

First of Miss Terry’s Concert Series Opens at Hotel Somerset

A fashionable audience attended the first in Miss Terry’s four concert series at the Hotel Somerset yesterday. Miss Cord and Mr. Rogers presented a mixed program of art songs by Weber Brahms Schumann Franz Massenet Saint-Saens and others. Critics noted Rogers’ strong voice and thoughtful phrasing while Cord showed a light pleasing tone though occasionally strained. The next recital is set for Monday February 10.

Miss Terry Hotel Somerset Ariette Schlanker Burseh der’ Freischutz Weber Miss Cord Henry the Fowler Loewe Schumann Viki Franz Mr. Pees Massenet Bemberg Miss Cord Saint-Saens Tyne Arne SMSO Mr. Rogers Ronald Aid MacDowell Miss Cord Tschaikowsky Hahn Bemberg Amazon Ed. German Annie Laurie Jessie Davis

Accident victim dies after fall on icy Dorchester streets

rIs ac E. Baxter of 7 Helen street Dorchester was found unconscious with a fractured skull at the corner of Calvert and Bernard streets. He died at City Hospital yesterday morning without regaining consciousness. Police believe he slipped on the icy sidewalk and fell, fracturing his skull.

rIs E. Baxter Helen Street Dorchester Calvert and Bernard Streets City Hospital Baxter

Pyramid Pile Cure Promises Free Trial Offers

A dated health ad urges sufferers of piles to send name and address for a free trial of Pyramid Pile Cure. It cites Emma Bodenhamer of Bedford Indiana and George Braneigh of Schellburg Pennsylvania, claiming long-term relief after small 50 cent purchases. The copy promotes avoiding surgery and directs readers to marshal Michigan address for trials.

Emma Bodenhamer Bedford Indiana George Braneigh Schellburg Pyramid Drug Co Pyramid Bldg Marshal, Mich

Gloucester Wife Hears Her Husband's Schooner Lost

Mrs. Stanley Ryan, widow of the cook aboard the Northern Eagle, laments with six children as her vessel vanishes in a Gulf storm. The crew of ten, including Ryan and master Roger Lord, were last heard in December after leaving Gloucester for Tampico, with no insurance and a $1500 value.

Gloucester Stanley Ryan Northern Eagle Gulf of Mexico Lillian Sis Catherine Elizabeth Gladys Arthur Ada Stanley New York Lord Biddeford Horn Amazon Amsterdam Mexican Hazen Follansbee Tampico Roger Lord Cook Hibbard Conrad Barney Conrad Lyman Conrad Port Medway N.S Edgar Teal N. S Norman McGonagle Dublin Bert Blair Lunenburg Arthur Smith Thomas Cronin Annie Wesley Fish City

Old Home Week plans eyed for Pierce Academy centennial

Middleboro reports a Business Men's Club discussion on celebrating Old Home Week in August tied to the Pierce Academy centennial. Falls River notes health board discharged yard foreman Thomas Garvey while Dr Huntress dissented.

Middleboro Business Men's Club Old Home Old Pierce Academy Lowele Board of’ Health Thomas “Garvey Huntress Fall River William H. Cook Killeen New England Granite Works Wellesley John C. Brooks Boston Dedham Roger Sawyer Forbes Meeting House Hill Dorchester Lowell

Loss to Piano Trade Treasurer Miller Dies at 55

James Cook Miller, treasurer of the Henry F. Miller & Sons Piano Company, died suddenly from heart failure last Saturday while visiting his wife’s mother in Roxbury. A Boston native and MIT alumnus, he led the Boston piano trade and served as former president of the National Association of Piano Dealers and first president of the Philadelphia Piano Trade Association. He had lived in Philadelphia for 20 years, but remained deeply connected to Boston. He was 55 years old. He left a son and a daughter.

James Cook Miller Roxbury Boston Mr. Miller Henry F. Miller & Sons Piano Company Philadelphia Brimmer Grammar School Boston Common Boston School Massachusetts Institute of Technology Fannie Larcom Rockwood National Association of Piano Dealers Philadelphia Piano Trade Association Miller Providence

Household Surgeon Drugstore Refund Offer Promises Cure

An old notice advertises a medicinal remedy with a refund if it fails. It mentions a cure claim and a price of 25 cents, urging readers to try the product through a local druggist. The ad uses dramatic phrasing to assure relief for ailments described as tired feet and similar conditions.

Harvard Honors Dr. Muck as Retiring Conductor Lauded

Harvard hosts a tribute for Dr. Karl Muck, Boston Symphony conductor, with President Eliot and professors praising his musical leadership. Major Higginson speaks for Muck, noting gratitude and a wish for farewell yet hope for Wiedersehen. Spaulding Munsterburg and Hanfstaengl attend the ceremony.

Boston Symphony Orchestra Karl Muck Harvard Union Hanfstaengl Deutscher Verein Dr. Muck Eliot Munsterburg Spaulding Henry Lee Higgingen Harvard Muck Major Higginson

City Board Rejects Minot Appointment and Badges Move

The Board of Aldermen unanimously rejects William H. Minot, Mayor Hibbard's pick for superintendent of printing. They also decide to abolish city badges to save 750, a first for such a vote, while debates over city clerk election and council powers continue.

Board of Aldermen William H. Minot Hibbard Cotton Baldwin Ballantyfie Parker Brown Finigan Timilty William S. McNary Ellery H. Clark Alderman Donnelly Christopher P. McCaffrey Leary Ellery Clark Conry Curley McNary John T. Priest Mathews John A. Sullivan Finance Commission Samuel KR. Morandi Quincy John T. Connor

Mayor Hibbard Fights Minot Appointment Refusal

Mayor Hibbard criticizes the Board of Aldermen for not confirming William H. Minot as superintendent of printing and asserts his selection. He says Minot was not seeking the post and would serve all citizens regardless of union ties. The mayor also orders 60 paving division workers cut next Thursday and 50 sewer department employees laid off.

Ballantyne Donovan Hibbard City Council Finance Commission Curley Board of Aldermen Ellery H. Clark Timilty Clark William H. Minot Minot

Hickey to be Tried in Absence by Union Board

Brockton February 3. Thomas B. Hickey a Brockton anti administration figure faces trial by the National Book and Shoe Workers Union executive board after he failed to appear as ordered. A default will be entered if he does not report.

Brockton Thomas B. Hickey National Book and Shoe Workers’ Union Hickey Waniten

Cold and wet six week forecast with cough guard tip

Weather forecasters predict cold wet and disagreeable conditions for six weeks if Candlemas holds true. The article advises having Lung Kuro on hand to protect the throat and lungs during a winter with prevalent coughs and grip. Pine tar from North Carolina supplies the product.

North Carolina

Clearance Prices and Item List

A mixed list of sale prices and items including leather goods and assorted discounts. The fragment shows several numbers such as 65.00 45.00 75.00 28.00 25.00 42.00 and references to leather items and from Reese. The text is incomplete and unreadable in places.

Ana Bate

Post Office in Seabrook Looted by Crackers

Seabrook New Hampshire post office was ransacked by professional burglars who found little of value besides a watch and loose change. The thieves, linked to a Salisbury safe-dynamiting spree, were captured later in Haverhill and found armed with revolvers while carrying stamps and several rolls of cents.

Seabrook N. H Salisbury Haverhill E. Locke Goggs Jimmy Boston State Line Thomaston

Salisbury Yeggs Arranged in Boston

William Brown alias John Murphy and John Smith were arraigned in Boston on charges of blowing open and robbing the Salisbury post office safe. They faced U S Commissioner Hayes in bonds of 2500 each with a hearing set for next Friday. Brown, 28, and Smith, 32, may be the Maine–based Hudson who escaped in Thomaston after prior time in prison.

Haverhill Salisbury Boston U. S Waters United States Hayes William Brown John Murphy John Smith Brown Smith George Houston Maine Thomaston

Daughter Dead Husband Missing weighs on Mrs Yan

Mrs John Mayan of 155th Street South Boston mourns her 16 year old daughter buried in the family lot after traveling from Philadelphia. Her husband left for Newark last August 5 to seek work and has not been heard from since. If alive he may come here.

John Ma@yan Street Boston Philadelphia Newark N. J

Preachers' Mind Gone From Use of Liquor

Seattle Feb 3 The Rev W J Thompson a famed Scottish preacher of twenty years is bedbound and barely mobile after police found him in a distressed state from drinking. He lies at Wayside Emergency Hospital with memory nearly gone and little hope of recovery.

Seattle W. J. Thompson Scotland Wayside Emergency Hospital

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